Miombo blue-eared starling

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Miombo blue-eared starling
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.37698 1 - Lamprotornis chloropterus elisabeth Stresemann, 1924 - Sturnidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sturnidae
Genus: Lamprotornis
Species:
L. elisabeth
Binomial name
Lamprotornis elisabeth
(Stresemann, 1924)

The Miombo blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis elisabeth), also known as the southern blue-eared glossy-starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Lamprotornis elisabeth". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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